Puffin and I jumped a short flight to Venice for a three day weekend. We took a bus to the Piazzale Roma and then hopped onto a water taxi up the Grand Canal towards our hotel. The views from the water taxi were breathtaking.
About 9 stops on the water taxi, we got off at Sant'Angelo - our hotel is right next to the water taxi stop. We got a room facing the canal, with a balcony - you can see it just above the front door.
This is a view of the hotel from the rear. It has a nice garden to sit in, but it was a bit cool for that - around 55 degrees.
The view from the balcony is a nice one. In the distance is the Rialto bridge.
Here is a better shot of the Rialto Bridge zooming in with the camera. Later at night we took a stroll across the bridge and got a drink at a bar near the foot of it.
This is the view from our balcony the other way.
One of the first things I noticed is that everyone is dressed to the nines. Even the gondoliers wear fancy sunglasses as did our water taxi captain.
First thing we did was take a short walk to Piazza San Marco, the most visited site in Venice, I would imagine. It was late in the day, around 4pm, so the shadows were long.
We walked all around the piazza, had some coffee and dessert at a cafe and took photos.
Here is a shot of Basilica San Marco bathed in sunlight.
Details of Palazzo Ducale.
A shot of the moon above one of the churches that lined our walk back to the hotel.
2 comments:
Wow! Awesome vistas. In the late 19th to early 20th century, wealthy Americans and Brits spent time in Venice, mingling with each other & escaping the humdrum, cold or rainy weather at home. Even poorer folk, especially painters and writers, went to Venice & sponged off whoever they could. I can see the attraction.
Sal, it is a really beautiful place. I can see why folks came here to relax.
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